YZ Plane

Create a plane normal to the X axis and at a specific X value. Type in a value for X, set it using the embedded slider, or click in the box beside X, then click Enter Expression   to the right of the X setting and enter its value as an expression. For details, see Expressions Command.

ZX Plane

Create a plane normal to the Y axis and at a specific Y value. Type in a value for Y, set it using the embedded slider, or click in the box beside Y, then click Enter Expression   to the right of the Y setting and enter its value as an expression. For details, see Expressions Command.

XY Plane

Create a plane normal to the Z axis and at a specific Z value. Type in a value for Z, set it using the embedded slider, or click in the box beside Z, then click Enter Expression   to the right of the Z setting and enter its value as an expression. For details, see Expressions Command.

Point and Normal

Create a plane using a single point on the plane and a vector normal to the plane.

To set the point coordinates, first click one of the point coordinate boxes. The point coordinates will be displayed with a yellow background and the viewer will switch to picking mode. You can then pick a point directly by clicking a visible object in the viewer. The point can lie outside of the domain.

You can alternatively set the coordinates one at a time by typing in the coordinates and/or using the embedded slider that appears beneath the coordinate boxes.

When picking a point from the viewer for the normal vector, the vector is taken from the origin to the point picked.

Three Points

Create a plane using three points. To set the point coordinates, first click one of the point coordinate boxes. The point coordinates will be displayed with a yellow background, and the viewer will switch to picking mode. You can then pick a point directly by clicking a visible object in the viewer. The point can lie outside of the domain.

You can alternatively set the coordinates one at a time by typing in the coordinates and/or using the embedded slider that appears beneath the coordinate boxes.

The normal vector to the plane is calculated using the right-hand rule. The first vector is from Point 1 to Point 2 and the second is from Point 1 to Point 3 as shown in the diagram below.

When None is selected the plane cuts through a complete cross-section of each domain specified in the Domains list. The plane is only bounded by the limits of the domains.

The Circular option defines the bounds of a plane as a circle centered at the point used in the Plane Definition. Enter the value of the radius of the circle or click in the box beside Radius, then click Enter Expression   to the right of the Radius setting to enter an expression for the radius of the circle. The plane is undefined in areas where the circle extends outside of the domains specified in the Domains list.

For the Rectangular option, the plane bounds are defined by a rectangle centered about the point selected in the Plane Definition with lengths in the x and y-directions of X Size and Y Size, respectively. You may have to specify lengths in other directions, depending on the Plane Definition. The size is determined with reference to the plane center (that is, the plane is resized around its center). The X Angle value rotates the plane counter-clockwise about its normal by the specified number of degrees. The plane is undefined in areas where the rectangle extends outside of the domains specified in the Domains list.